September 2018 Around Town

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August 29, 2018

Hi-Wire Brewery To Expand

Local craft brewery, Hi-Wire Brewing, will open it’s third location in Durham, NC later this year. The brewery will be located in Durham’s historic Green Belt campus and will have over 10,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor patio space as well as 24 taps.

Asheville Recognized With Amazon’s Big Dream Award

Amazon Web Services recently recognized the City of Asheville as the winner of the mid-sized cities Dream Big Award for its equity work and use of open data. The award was part of Amazon Web Services’ 2018 City on a Cloud Winners announced in June at the AWS Public Sector Summit in Washington, D.C.

New Admission Director at Carolina Day School

Carolina Day School has named Trip Cogburn the school’s new Director of Admission and Enrollment Management. Cogburn is a 1998 graduate of CDS and has worked with the school since 2013. He was formerly the boys varsity basketball coach and has served in the admissions department for the last three years.

Famous Toastery Opens in Asheville

On July 17, Famous Toastery, a breakfast and lunch franchise with locations across five different states, opened it’s doors at the Asheville Market shopping center located along South Tunnel Road. The brunch destination is neighbored by Whole Foods, DSW, Versona, Chicken Salad Chick and more. Their extensive menu offers a variety of breakfast, brunch and lunch options with dishes like omelettes, french toast, huevos rancheros, wraps, salads and more.